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Comment by duxup | Hacker News Reader

Yeah the recruiter spam is terrible.

I'm interested in opportunities... I have zero interest in most of the recruiter contacts I get that are just "spam everyone with a single keyword that matches this job / waste their time".

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I love when they tell me they're impressed by my experience it tech that I've never used. I know that they just write a generic message and shotgun blast it to as many people as possible, but it's still so annoying to read.

I had a linkedin recruiter tell me about part time job positions at Target, via text message. What part of my resume says I'm looking for part time retail work and wanting it texted to me??

I hear ya man.

I worked in the datacenter networking industry for 20 years and changed careers. Some of that time could be called "tech support". Then I decided I wanted to do something new so I went into web development.

So what do I get for spam?:

- Overnight desktop support roles ... some that talk about windows 98 (what the hell...).

- Tons of Java inquiries... I don't know Java but JavaScript is on my resume.

- Tons of semi related web dev roles but looking for Sr. people with 10 years experience and I've got all of 1 year experience.

All total wastes of my time. And that's near 100% of my unsolicited contacts.

I get lots of messages from recruiters, but they're either in a neighboring state, or in a part of my state that I live nowhere near.

"I see you were a janitor for three months and you also worked part time as a hand on a construction site during high school. Well based on your experience I thought you would be a great fit for an opportunity I have right now for a contract Maintenance Professional at $NAME Regional Vocational School. If you think you like variety in the work you do, have a great work ethic, and are not afraid of a challenge please contact me at $EMAIL!"

As if on demand I just got my first recruiter spam txt message. Thanks man, I think you cursed me.

I haven't worked in Java since college and my first job out of college was tech support in 2001. To this day, I still get recruiter SPAM for Java dev and L2 tech support roles. Nevermind that I've been a SQL Server Dev and DBA for the past 16 years!

Simple solve is to remove those keywords from your profile, and only keep keywords for jobs you want. Even changing Java Developer title to something generic as Software Engineer.

Many Recruiters/Sourcers spam everyone that come up in their keyword search and don't read the profile.

I think mentioning any kind of tech ... now you've got a keyword there.

Software Engineer is going to be a keyword too.

Yeah, I never say that I've had anything to do with SharePoint or ColdFusion online because then I either get people who want to sell me something indescribable or want me to clean up a mess that's older than some of you.

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